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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-25
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A nAn roo 10 THROW

ST, LOUIS. June 24.-The family of
DR.. T, II, Buck residing at no 26lO
Jefferson avenue, was reused shortly
before last midnight by terrible cx.
ploslon which literally wrecked the
house, tearing down plaster, break
ing glass and weakening the psrti-
lions, yet causing no injury TO any
body. A hasty examination revealed
the fact that a dynamite bomb had
been placed on the sill of the base
ment doorway aud exploded. Or.
Buck estimate, his loss at 1900 lie
does not recall any particular deadly
enemy to memory, whom he sup
poses capable Of such Il crime.
PROHIBIT WHEAT,
CINcINNA1I, June 2i-Messrs, liar.
per and Hopkins, OF the Fidelity Ma
tionai bank spent last night IN j'il.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-25
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.
PHYSICIANS.
WIN. lENNEkER. NJ. n

WIN ltNNtkER, NJ D.
Once over Levine Bros, Third and Austin
II luts al office. 10 to ~ mornings. Residence.
w Sorth fiith, north of bridge. Hours al
csidence, 10 s, afternoon
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
TIE DAILY ARGUS.

A PRESIDENTIAL election will be held
next year. and the republican party al
ready shows signs of its purpose to make
a desperate assault upon the administra'
ton and the great reform which it has
accomplished. The election of 1888 will,
therefore. be the crucial test of civil SER
vice reform. By that time the service
will be thoroughly disinfected and filled
with honest, capable democrats. These
men will form a solid wall of resistance
to the old, bad habit of removing civil
servants for political reasons. But if the
republicans carry the election they would
undoubtedly be removed, and the spolls'
men would be triumphant. With about
all the offices filled with friends OF the
administration. and the administration
itself reelected, MIR Curtis and all other
reformers ought to see that they can
count confidently hereafter on crafty
ing scarcity of removals for political rea>
sons. and an approach to something like
stability of tenure in office. The newly
appointed officials may not be able to alb
solutely hold on for life, but they will try
their best-for the sake OF rebuking the
spoils-bunteTs. 1t is clear that lie gains
already made for reform can only be
secured by the continued national ascend
anew of the democratic party. A repub-
lican victory in 1888 would undo all that
has been done and relegate the country
to another carnival of spoils.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

caused sensation. rs sai1 tnau after ne
and other members of the legislature had
laid the foundation for the prosecution OF
William a. Kemble, then the member OF the
national Republican committee, and others
connected with the attempted bribery Of
members of the legislature, Quay pleaded with
him not to prosecute Kemble, as it would
have ruinous effect on the Republican party
to have one of its principal members
indicted He charged Quay, while secretary
of the commonwealth, with having con-
spired with A. J. Cassett, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, TO bride
the members into voting for the Pittsburgh
damage bill, proposing to take from the state
treasury 100000 to pay the losses sus-
tanned by Allegheny county by the railroad
riots of 1877 by abandoning the movement to
tax oil The action Of the pardon board In
setting Keith free was aseribed to fraud that
he might not carry out his threat to implicate
in the business of bribing legislation men high
in authority The Pennsylvania railroad
company, he said, was shaping Republican
and Democratic politics, and had absolute
control of the legislature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
Reducing the Surplus.

As plan for reducing the surplus the |
Fairchild scheme is as good as any yet |
devised. To the extent that it effects or
can effect reduction, it does its work with
as little loss to the government as any
measure can. There is, indeed. no loss
under it; for while the government nom
inally loans out the surplus without re-
celvng any interest, the choice is between
that aud keeping 1t locked up without re
ceiving any interest. And if the letting
loose of the funds relieves or tends to re-
lieve a striugency in the money market,
the public, which really owns the sur
plus, makes a very distinct gain. II is
the popularity Of the Fairchild scheme,it
may be added, that it sdapts itself al
most automatically to the condition of
the currency If the currency is scarce,
the secretarys conditions of obtaining
the surplus will necessarily be awaited of
to very considerable extent. If there
is no stringency in the circulation, there
will be no demand, or very slight one,
for the distribution of the surplus under
the plan There is, however, one serious
objection to the Fairchild scheme. That
objection is that if the plan works
well, it tends to blind the people
hn
The more easily and smoothly the surplus
Is disposed of the more apt will the PEG
ple be to postpone the measures which
ought to have been taken long since to
prevent its accumulation. 1t is not the
mere fact of surplus in the treasury that
IS an evil. II is the fact that this money
has been taken from the people in excess
of any government need, when they could
have used it to excellent advantage So
long as these millions are piled up and
Withdrawn from circulation the people
see very clearly that they have not only
been unjustly but unnecessarily taxed
and their impulse will be to deal with the
cause rather than the effect. But if the
surplus is disposed Off it is gotten
back by hook or by crook into the chan
nels of circulation -iu word. if the eff
feet is removed, the cause will be forgot,
ten or lost sight of. And the result will be
that the unnecessary and unjust taxation
will continue, the surplus will continue tc
be piled up. and new schemes will con
stantly be necessary to dispose OF it. This
is the valid objection to Secretary Fair
child's scheme and to every scheme fol-
dlsposing of the surplus which does MOI
include plan to prevent its resccumula-
ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
LIFE Is VERY SHORT,
BUT THE PRESIDENT THINKS 1T
!. WORTH WHILE TO REFUTE

A Recent Statement of The New York
World on His Relations with the Pacific
Inquiry-Reports on the Chicago Civil
Service-Three Millions In Bonds Ao-
cepted-Navai Promotion.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug G5.-The presi-
dents attention was called Wednesday to the
matter lately appearing in The New York
World to the effect that he was not properly
supporting the commissioners appointed to
examine the affairs of the Pacific railroads,
and giving as proof of the charge what was
alleged to be the contents of the presidents
answer to Chairman Pattison's dispatch pro
posing assistant counsel in the proceedings
AGAINST Leland Stanford The president said:
i nave no time to read or reply to the misrep-
resentation of opposition newspapers, and am
nd at all afraid that they will succeed in de-
-ceiving the people as to the policy or course
of the administration touching the matter in
question; but if there is man or child who
| would feel easier after reading the dispatch
| really did send to Governor Pattispn they
| shall have It,"
| The following is the dispatch. 1t is dated
| Executive Mansion, Washington, d. c.
| Aug IS, 1887" and addressed to "Robert E.
Pattison, Chairman U. S. Pacific R, r. Com
mission, San Francisco, Cal: :"
| upon your statement that in your judg
ment counsel should be employed | authoriz'
| and approve such employment.
| GROVER CLEVELAND"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

The National Editorial association will be-
gin its annual convention at Denver Sept. 5.
Twenty-Five hundred quarrymen, at
Youngstown, Ohio, struck Wednesday for
higher wages
G. W Watkins, an extensive lumberman
and boatbuilder of kittaning, Pa, has made
an assignment.
jefferson Borden, president of five Fall
River corporations, died at that city Tuesday
night aged So
The Ennis board of guardians has adopted
m official resolution defying the proclamation
against the league.
The Martins Ferry Stove works at Wheel
ing, W Va, were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day, with loss of $4,000; insurance, 81,
900.
The porte has siguified to Prince Ferdi.
nand its disapproval of his entry into Bull
garia without the santion of Turkey and the
powers.
Capt. James p Murphy, wealthy citizen
of Kittauing, Pa, was run over and killed
by an express train at that place Wednesday.
He was 81 years old
Ex-United States Senator Mcmillan de
clares that the wheat crop OF Minnesota anG
Dakota was never better in quality or heavier
| in yield than this year.
The New York crockery dealers are organ
izing for war upon the tea-men, who ar
running their trade by giving away CROKER,
or selling it below cost
| Emperor William, who was seriously il
several days ago, drove out Tuesday, ant
| Wednesday witnessed shooting match be
| tween army officers
| The flour output at Minneapolis last weel
was lao. $50 barrels Nineteen mills are nos
in operation, most of them by steam power
as the water power is in state of collapse.
Early Wednesday morning, at st. Louis, I
burglar, who gave his name as Henry Ian
ger, was fatally shot by DR.. H. Marx, Will
trying to enter the latter's residence through
a window.
The register and receiver Of the Unite
States land office at Prescott, A. T., hav
been instructed to open for settlement tn
lands in their district hitherto withdrawn TO
indemnity purposes under the Atlantic & Pa
cific grant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

PrTTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. Ed NJ. Critch-
low, secretary of the American Gas Improve
ment company, of this city, and Col W. c.
Starr, of Richmond, Ind, who arrived in this
city Wednesday on the Vandalia sleeper over
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati g. St. Louis rail
road, were robbed of their watches and money
between Bradford Junction and Steubenville.
Mr.. Critchlow has ordered payment stopped
on checks, drafts, and notes amounting to
81, 500 His loss will be about Sl75 and Mr..
Starts about $200 A conductor and two
porters were on the car, and one of the
porters says he was on watch. The gentle
men robbed think the Pullman company re-
sponsible, and, If settlement is not made
will enter suit
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Aug, ga year
ago s s Hollingsworth, of Vincennes, treas
urer of Knox county, WAS sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years for defaulting to
the amount of $4,000. Since the appoint
ment of J. B. Pattsn as warden of the prison
HoIlingsworth has been allowed to drive
about the town in a buggy, walk the streets,
enter bar-rooms, smoke cigars, and enjoy all
the Liberties of free man. The citizens be-
came more and more indignant at this fla
grant violation of prison discipline, and
Wednesday afternoon Hollingsworth vas ar,
rested by special officer and lodged in jail
as All escaped convict. Warden Patten was
also arrested for permitting convict to &c
at large, but gave bond.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

SYRACUSE N Y, Aug. 25.-The Prohibi-
tionists expect to hold the largest state con-
vention in the history of their party. Sew
eral hundred delegates are making things
lively here, and it is expected that there will
be about 1000 delegates in the city Kings
county and New York have arrived about
800 strong, including those picked up on the
way 1t is said every town and school dis
trict is being organized. Each county will
raise money for tent that will be moved
from town to town for the holding Of public
meetings This tent movement is aimed at
the farmers. Col W. c. Beecher, son of the
late Henry Ward Beecher, has been talked of
for attorney general, but it suuderstood that
Mr. Beecher would not accept
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

CHICAGO, Aug 25.-Wet weather prevent
ed all there Of the base ball games between
Chicago and Boston, and they have been
postponed. This gives Detroit still greater
lead, as the club played its full series with
the Washiugtons. The percentages are: De-
troit, .6IS; Chicago .593. League scores
Wednesday: At New York-New York |,
Pittsburg Q; at Washington Washington 1,
Detroit 20; at Philadelphia Is,
indianapolis g.
American association: At Cincinnati
Cincinnati 5, Metropolitan 3; at Cleveland
Cleveland {, Brooklyn 3; at Louisvile-Ath-
letic l5 Louisville s; at st Louis-St. Louis
q, Baltimore g.
Northwestern league: At Duluth-Duluth
G. Minneapolis 5; at ST Paul-St. Paul 4,
Eau Claire 1; at Oshkosh-Oshkosh 4, Des
Moines 9
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
ARMY of West VIRGINIA Reunion.

WHEELING, W. Va, Aug 25.-Wednesday
was the second day of the eleventh reunion
Of the Army of West Virginia All day
trains on the various railroads were crowded
with old soldiers and civilians. At 10 O'Clock
a m, in the absence of Gen. Crook, president
Of the society, ex-President r. f. Hayes, vice
president, announced the proceedings would
be opened with prayer by Rev Bolton, chap
lain Of the society. After prayer Mayor Sea-
bright made the address of welcome. Several
gentlemen addressed tie society, among
whom were ex President Hayes. Mrs. Hayes
and her daughter are among the guests.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
CIVIL SERVICE IN CHICAGO.
Two Reports and Oberly's Review-Ihe
Officials Virtually Acquitted.

Two Reports and oberly's tSeNeW- Inc
Officials virtually Acquitted.
WASHINGTON CITY, Avg. 25-Civil Serv-
ice Commissioner Oberly has completed
and transmitted to the president his
review of the conflicting reports of
his two associates on the Chicago
custom house and postotfioe investigation.
He concurs generally in the views Of Com
mission Lyman and combats the position
taken by Commissioner Edgerton on the
three subjects of diffewnce-namely, the as
signing reasons for removals, the authority
to institute Investigations, and the utility and
public benefits conferred by civil service re-
form leagues. The two reports are now be
tore the president for his mature considera
ton, accompanied by Mr. Oberly's explana-
tory transmittd.
Inasmuch as the reports virtually acqui'
the officers of the offenses alleged, there ar
no questions presented which call for the ex
ecutive action of the president at this time
or even for an expression of opinion by him
The question of the desirablity of requiring
the reasons to be given for removals will IL
| brought under his notice when the reviset
civil service rules and regulations heretofor
referred to in these dispatches come befor
| him for approval
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 25-R R.
Brooner, clerk in the pension office, has
been arrested for taking records from the
files, and Col Allen Rutherford, claim
agent, has been arrested for receiving them.
Sensational developments are looked for,
but the clerk says he only took papers that
would have been destroyed, as was the Gus
tom, and Rutherford says he never received
them at all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

with J. e. Loosely Il Co. successors to
Hayes & Cleaveland) general insurance
agents. Fire, tornado. cargo. life and
accident insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable CON-
pany. Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed TO No 1913
Second avenue. next door east of Nc
IntiIe & Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug ga telegram was
received here Wednesday from Sir John
Macdonald repudiating the interview which
is alleged to have taken place between him.
self and Maj Walsh, regarding affairs in the
northwest, Manitoba disallowances, etc,
which was published throughout the coun-
try, Sir John positively refuses to express an
opinion until the higher court, to which an
appeal has been made, has rendered its YER
dict
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

CINCINNATI, Aug. 25.-P. F, Fitzpatrick,
president of the Iron Moders' union in con-
versation with United Press representative
Wednesday, after stating that the demand of
the moliers for 10 per cent increase in wages
was the result Of a vote in all the unions,
stated that he could safely say that there
will he no strike
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug, 25.-Secretary
Fairchild left Washington Thursday morning
for a vacation of several weeks. He will
first visit New York city, and then sojouru
for while at Newport, R. l., and perhaps go
to Bar Harbor, Me, He will, with the other
cabinet officers, meet the president in Phila-
delphia at the centennial on Sept. II, and
hopes to return TO Washington soon after
wards
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

LASALLE, Ills, Aug. 25-3eorge L
Blanchard, an extensive dealer in -four, feed,
and grain in this and several neighborlng
places, has closed business and left the city.
A stock of about 81, 900 worth of flour was
purchased and removed by a creditor here.
The fugitive's real estate is heavily mort
gagged The liabilities run up into the tens oil
thousands. with assets PRINCIPALLY book az
counts that are worth very little.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WASHINGTON CITY. AHg. 2a.-Thse has
been a report industrfously circulated for
advertising purposes by the managers of a
county fair association in New York that the
president has offered a prize of $40 in gold
for the best set Of triplets exhibited. There
is not word of truth in this, it is declared
by those who should know, nor has anything
of the kind been contemplated by the presi-
dauf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

MONTPELIER, Ind. Aug "a most strange
thing has occurred ON the farm of E. D. Hig
ley, near Toc=sin, OH the Chicago & Alton
railway, about twenty miles north of this
place The well had nearly gone dry-had
only few inches of water in the bottom.
When he went as usual to draw water the
other morning he found that the bottom had
dropped out OF the we'll There is now a
deep black hole there, which has not as yet
been fathomed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

ty meets, on Sept 5, at Morris, the county
seat
Miss Dodge sat quietly and apparently
calmly through the long time it took the law
yers to come and to consult When the bust;
ness was over Miss Dodge went with her law
| yers to Amos Clover's house, and again Sc
clud,ad herseH
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

here Wednesday aft
ternoon, waived ex-
animation, and gave
bond in the sum of
$4,000. The bond is
signed by Miss Dodge
herself, and by Jacob
C. Lutz, Chester K
Snyder, Henry Leach,
Jacob K. Gorham, and
Hannah R. Dodge,
and is as goodies gold.
This ends the famous
murder case 30 far as
Gardner Is concerned.
The next steps will be
taken when the grand
d. anzr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 25-Particulars
have been learned of the assassination of
John Cartwright, noted desperate of Wet
eel county, at his home in Mannintown, W.
Va, while standing few PAGES from his own
door. Cartwright was standing with
his back toward tree. A man carry
ing rifle appeared upon the ridge above the
house, leveled his gun and fired one shot at
Cartwright, the ball passing through his
body, instantly killing him. The stranger.
after firing the shot, extIicated the empty
shell from the rifle, then walked cooily away
in plain view of fifty people who were intim-
idated at the appearance of his weapon JUS
tice P. P. Charleton was standing few
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 25.-Judge Daniel
Goodwin, president of the Michigan constitu-
tional convention of 1850, and delegate to
that of 1857, and for several terms judge OF
the supreme court of the state, died here
Wednesday night, aged 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
Endorsing BIair's Educational Bill.

CONCORD, N. H, Aug. 25,-The lower
house OF the legislature adopted resolution
-I:G to Wednesday urging, in view of
the alarming illteracy now existing in Ger
tain sections of the country and the great
danger to republican institutions that may
result therefrom," the passage by congress oil
the Blair educational bill substantially as it
passed the United States senate in 1856, and
directed that copies or the resolution he sent
the presiding officers of the national con-
sryxHs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 25.-The presi-
dent was on hand at the railway station
Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs Cleveland
arrived home, and drove her direcf'to their
summer home at Oak View.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 25.-The committee
having in charge the issuance of call for a
smass meeting in Peoria to express the state
sentiment regarding the construction of the
ship canal from the lake to the Mississippi
has postponed the meeting from Oct. q to
Oct H., having received advice from the
southern part of the state that it could be
more largely attended OH the later date
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
ON THE RED RIVER LINE.
Continuation of the Injunction Case-A
Threatening Protester Assaulted.

Continuation of the Injunction Case-A
Threatening Protester Assaulted.
CHICAGO, Aug 25.-The Herald's special
from Winnipeg, Man, says: The motion to
continue the injunction in the Red River
railway matter came before Judge Taylor in
court Wednesday. The application by de-
PENDANTS for postponement of two weeks
was granted, as the crown wished to exam
inc the plaintiff and Agent Rowland on their
affidavits A commissioner was appointed to
examine the plaintiff in Montreal and the
agent will be examined here Friday. Great
interest is taken in the case. No argument
occurred, the application not being resisted
farmer named Jenkins, living on the route
of the new line, has filed bill asking that
the road be restrained from laying ties and
rails across his property, the grade having
already been made He threatened to shoot
the first employe who set foot on his land,
but was promptly assaulted and dragged of
when he attempted to interfere
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 25-The presi-
dent has promoted Commodore Bancroft
Gherardi to be rear admiral in the navy, to
take the place of Rear Admiral Franklin, re.
tired. Rear Admiral Gherardi is at present
commandment of thes Brooklyn navy yard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 25-Elliott Car
peuter, railway mail clerk running between
here and Chattanooga, was arrested Wednes-
lay night at the Union depot and locked up
at Central police station on charge of rob
ling the mail. Carpenter is a married man
and lives at Granger, Ky.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

yards from the murderer, and saw the effect
Of his shot, but was unarrned and did not at
tempt his arrest. A posse has been organ
lied, and are now on the murderer's trail
Cartwright was IS years of age, married, and
father of seven children.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25

LONDON, Aug, 25-With very few excep-
tions the English press declare that England
can not allow the use of British troops in
enforcing the orders of the Manitoba courts,
and demand that steps he taken to prevent
the Dominion authorities from committing
the mistake of authorizing military Interior
ence to discipline the Msnitobans in the Red
River valley. The Pail Mall Gazette severe
ly condemns the attitude of the Dominion
government and cites many presidents to
prove its untenable character. The St james
Gazette mildly supports the Canadian gov
eminent, but deprecates violence and blood
shed